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  1. bkensinger

    Seat Belts Save Lives

    After finishing a 500 mile tour one of our club members had a frontal crash. He walked away with a broken kneecap and forehead cuts. After nearly 50 years of ownership we installed seat belts just last year. Belts are a life saver.
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    Will High Octane Gas Reduce Knock in a 5.5 or 6.1 Head?

    I have both of these in my two Model A's and I am very careful about not using too much spark advance in my cars. Will using premium no alcohol high octane gas reduce or eliminate my worries about knock as with 87 octane?
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    Rope Wrap Steering Wheel

    Anybody rope wrap their steering wheel to give their car that 1930s look?
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    Half of a cotter pin in oil pan?

    This summer when I did an oil change I found half of a cotter pin stuck to my magnetic drain plug. I had the engine rebuilt 4000 miles ago and presume the cotter pin is off one the connecting rod nuts. Should I let this go or drop the pan and find and replace the damaged cotter pin?
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    Start Up and Safety Checklist

    My Model A Club is getting ready to start the touring season up north in Wisconsin. Does anyone have a really good safety checklist so we can go over our Model A cars before we tour? In addition , some of the cars have not had bearings repacked and fluids changed in years due to limited...
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